Branville tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Villers-sur-Mer at 6 km from Branville

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Visit Branville: highlights and tourist information

Branville is situated in the Calvados department and Normandy region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Branville in Normandy.

Popular places to visit nearby include Villers-sur-Mer at 6 km and Houlgate at 8 km.

Branville, France: places to visit and attractions

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Villers-sur-Mer

Seaside resort at 6 km (direction north-north-west)

Villers-sur-Mer is one of several friendly beach resorts along the Normandy coast...

See Villers-sur-Mer guide

Houlgate

Seaside resort at 8 km (direction west-north-west)

The beach is certainly the main attraction at Houlgate, and there are also some...

See Houlgate guide

Dives-sur-Mer

at 9 km (direction west)

In the 'Village of William the Conqueror' at Dives-sur-Mer artisans and artists are brought...

See Dives-sur-Mer guide

Cabourg

Seaside resort at 10 km (direction west)

One time favourite of Marcel Proust, Cabourg has one of the longest and active...

See Cabourg guide

Deauville

Seaside resort at 10 km (direction north-north-east)

The resort of Deauville, established in the 19th century, is still one of the...

See Deauville guide

Beuvron

Most Beautiful Village at 11 km (direction south-west)

Part of the Normandy Cider Route, Beuvron has lots of half-timberd houses and is...

See Beuvron guide

Trouville

Seaside resort at 11 km (direction north-north-east)

The long established resort at Trouville has retained lots of its 19th century villas,...

See Trouville guide

Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge

Garden at 14 km (direction south-south-east)

The gardens of the Pays d'Auge are a beautiful mature garden set around a...

See Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge guide

Cambremer

at 14 km (direction south-south-east)

Cambremer is a very picturesque small village, ideally explored as part of the Normandy...

See Cambremer guide

Villerville

Seaside resort at 16 km (direction north-east)

Less popular than neighbours Deauville and Trouville, the resort at Villerville also has a...

See Villerville guide

Chateau de Boutemont

Castle at 17 km (direction east-south-east)

Beautiful chateau and gardens in the Calvados department of Normandy...

See Chateau de Boutemont guide

Lisieux

at 20 km (direction east-south-east)

The painstaking rebuilding of Lisieux since the war has gone a long way to...

See Lisieux guide

Lisieux Basilica

Church at 21 km (direction east-south-east)

The basilica in Lisieux is a 20th century church built in tribute to Saint-Therese,...

See Lisieux Basilica guide

Honfleur

at 22 km (direction north-east)

There are lots of interesting things to see in Honfleur - if you can...

See Honfleur guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Calvados

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Map of places to visit near Branville

Markets in and near Branville

• Villers-sur-Mer: market Tuesday & Friday (6km)
• Blonville-sur-Mer: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (7km)
• Blonville-sur-Mer: market Friday (7km)
• Houlgate: market Thursday (8km)
• Dives-sur-Mer: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (9km)
• Deauville: market Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (10km)
• Cabourg: market Thursday & Monday & Saturday - seasonal market only (10km)
• Cabourg: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Sunday & Friday (10km)
• Trouville: market Wednesday & Wednesday & Sunday & Sunday (11km)
• Pont-L'Eveque: market Monday (12km)

More information about Branville, Normandy

Tourist attractions near Branville, France

What to do at Branville? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Branville.

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Beuvron (11km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Honfleur (22km)
• Pont-Audemer (37km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (30km)
• Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (43km)
• Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (44km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (44km)

Remarkable gardens

• Boutemont (18km)
• Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (33km)
• Jardins du château de Brécy (43km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Pegasus Bridge (22km)
• Jardin des plantes de Caen (30km)
• Prairie (Caen) (31km)
• Rochers des Parcs (54km)

Towns of Art and history

• Le Havre (25km)
• Orbec (39km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Touques (10km)
• Cabourg (10km)
• Notre-Dame-de-Gravenchon (46km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Lisieux (23km)

Geography and distances

Branville is in the north of France at 30 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: Branville is 176 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors arrive by car typically by ferry into Cherbourg or Caen on the Normandy coast For driving distances to Branville from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 19 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Angerville, Annebault, Auberville, Bourgeauville, Cresseveuille, Danestal, Douville-en-Auge, Dozule, Glanville, Gonneville-sur-Mer, Grangues, Heuland, Saint-Leger-Dubosq, Saint-Pierre-Azif, Saint-Vaast-en-Auge, Tourgeville, Valseme, Vauville and Villers-sur-Mer.

This page in French: Visiter Branville